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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1881: Requires the New York city department of education to create more gifted and talented programs and classes

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1881 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the New York city department of education to create more gifted and talented programs and classes. Primary sponsor: William Colton (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires the New York city department of education to create more gifted and talented programs and classes in all school districts with elementary kindergarten through fifth grade and intermediate sixth through eighth grade with four or more classes per grade for students who shall gain entry through academic merit rather than through an admissions examination; authorizes automatic admission to a gifted and talented program in intermediate sixth through eighth grade for those students in elementary grades kindergarten through fifth grade who are currently enrolled in such program; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
William ColtonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Ed BraunsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Vivian CookCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jaime WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source